Backing in Vietnam Faces Senate Clash Over Policy
A Senate AP survey shows wide debate on Vietnam policy. Hart urges negotiating from strength while Church calls for neutralization or UN managed settlement. Most senators oppose withdrawal or expanded combat, with Boggs proposing elections to shape U.S. aid.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Wari
U.S
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
N. Frank Church
Idaho
United Nations
Senate
Associated Press
North Viet Nam
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
South Viet Nam
Boggs
United States
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Milward L. Simpson
Rwyo
Ellender
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
War Extension Plan Interupted
The U S Embassy in Saigon says plans to extend the war against the Viet Cong are interrupted by the Dec 20 purge of the High National Council. Maxwell D Taylor does not demand any formula to resolve the Vietnamese political crisis and US pressure is not applied. The embassy notes it supports Vietnamese handling of the crisis in their own way.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
U.S
United States
Tower
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Aiken
Sparkman
Church
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Ernest Gruening
Saigon
South Viet Nam
High National Council
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ponti Granted French Citizenship Amid Italian Marriage Issue
Italian producer Carlo Ponti is reported to have received French citizenship after satisfying a five year residence rule. The move addresses a legal dilemma tied to Ponti’s proxy 1957 marriage to Sophia Loren and the status of their union under Italian authorities. The informant notes France will recognize the Ponti Loren marriage as valid.
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Paris
Carlo Ponti
Ponti
France
Mexico
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Business Has Answer to Slump Action
New York AP reports President Johnson’s anti recession proposals include tax cuts and increased government spending plus deficit financing to sustain growth. The plan envisions quick tax relief, standby public works, extended minimum wage coverage, and higher unemployment benefits to blunt a possible downturn.
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New York
Johnson
Congress
Treasury
Igre
Bing Crosby Defends Composure as He Balances North Bay Life
Hollywood icon Bing Crosby says he has not changed in 40 years and describes his life split between filming The Bing Crosby Show and a quieter home in Burlingame. He explains a commute from the North Bay to work, a contented family life with Kathryn and their three children, and a social circle that includes opera and ballet outings as San Francisco life grows busier.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Bing
Kathryn
Burlingame
San Francisco
Smith to Serve the Governor in Arkansas Role
Gov. Orval Faubus announced William J. Smith of Little Rock will again handle the governor’s duties, a post he has held for four sessions and previously for Govs. Laney and Cherry. Labor Commissioner Bill Laney will assist in drafting and rallying support for Faubus' proposals.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
William J. Smith
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